Robert Pastorelli

Robert Pastorelli didn't spend hours in the kitchen of his Chicago home tinkering with the recipe for his family's award-winning tomato sauce. For him, Pastorelli's Italian Chef Pizza Sauce, which is sold in many Chicago grocery stores, already was perfect. That left Mr. Pastorelli with more time to ensure his company's Italian sauces, oils and vinegars got to the consumer. He took charge of routing the trucks that delivered the products and ensuring that condiments were packaged efficiently.

As Eldin Bernecky, "Murphy Brown's" house painter for six years, Robert Pastorelli had one major mission -- to bring a dose of reality into Murphy's media-hype world. Not a problem for Pastorelli, a down-to-earth New Jersey native who collects old Cadillacs and loves blues music. Even he agrees: "I never considered myself a polished kind of guy. My heroes are Elvis, James Cagney, Muhammad Ali and Rod Steiger." In his new film, "A Simple Wish," he plays one kind of unpolished guy, a Central Park buggy...

For anyone who is familiar with his body of work, it probably comes as no surprise that Adam Goldberg would end up in a TV comedy called "Head Cases," which will premiere this Wednesday(underscore) on Fox. "There is something very specific about Russell," Goldberg says about his character, an emotionally unstable attorney. "He's not generically 'quirky,' which has to be the most overused word in the language these days. He has a specific disorder, although we've slightly modified it for our purposes.

Robert Pastorelli didn't spend hours in the kitchen of his Chicago home tinkering with the recipe for his family's award-winning tomato sauce. For him, Pastorelli's Italian Chef Pizza Sauce, which is sold in many Chicago grocery stores, already was perfect. That left Mr. Pastorelli with more time to ensure his company's Italian sauces, oils and vinegars got to the consumer. He took charge of routing the trucks that delivered the products and ensuring that condiments were packaged efficiently.

A kiss is just a kiss, but when it's the ending of the Warner Bros. romantic comedy "Addicted to Love," it has to be a great kiss. Variety reports that director Griffin Dunne just brought back stars Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick to New York for extra shootings. Though Warner denies it, the paper hears a major fix was the Ryan and Broderick liplock that ends the movie-- sources say the length and passion of the smooch had to be extended. In other Hollywood news, Robert Pastorelli, best...

"Cracker": Praise A&E for showing reruns of this edgy, dark ABC series that got lost in the shuffle of the controversy over its Thursday night companion series "Nothing Sacred" last season. An Americanized version of the popular British mystery series, it stars Robert Pastorelli ("Murphy Brown") as a criminal psychologist in need of a little therapy himself. Dr. Gerry "Fitz" Fitzgerald drinks too much, gambles too much and torments his suffering wife (Carolyn McCormick in a...

"Cracker": Praise A&E for showing reruns of this edgy, dark ABC series that got lost in the shuffle of the controversy over its Thursday night companion series "Nothing Sacred" last season. An Americanized version of the popular British mystery series, it stars Robert Pastorelli ("Murphy Brown") as a criminal psychologist in need of a little therapy himself. Dr. Gerry "Fitz" Fitzgerald drinks too much, gambles too much and torments his suffering wife (Carolyn McCormick in a...

As Eldin Bernecky, "Murphy Brown's" house painter for six years, Robert Pastorelli had one major mission -- to bring a dose of reality into Murphy's media-hype world. Not a problem for Pastorelli, a down-to-earth New Jersey native who collects old Cadillacs and loves blues music. Even he agrees: "I never considered myself a polished kind of guy. My heroes are Elvis, James Cagney, Muhammad Ali and Rod Steiger." In his new film, "A Simple Wish," he plays one kind of unpolished guy, a Central Park buggy...

For anyone who is familiar with his body of work, it probably comes as no surprise that Adam Goldberg would end up in a TV comedy called "Head Cases," which will premiere this Wednesday(underscore) on Fox. "There is something very specific about Russell," Goldberg says about his character, an emotionally unstable attorney. "He's not generically 'quirky,' which has to be the most overused word in the language these days. He has a specific disorder, although we've slightly modified it for our purposes.

A kiss is just a kiss, but when it's the ending of the Warner Bros. romantic comedy "Addicted to Love," it has to be a great kiss. Variety reports that director Griffin Dunne just brought back stars Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick to New York for extra shootings. Though Warner denies it, the paper hears a major fix was the Ryan and Broderick liplock that ends the movie-- sources say the length and passion of the smooch had to be extended. In other Hollywood news, Robert Pastorelli, best...

Don`t be surprised if on CBS` "Murphy Brown" next fall anchorwoman Murphy, played by Candice Bergen, is asked to write a memo critiquing her "FYI" staff, much as Bryant Gumbel did on the "Today" show. "We`re going to stay topical," declared the series creator-producer Diane English, the woman who gave us "Foley Square." "We also plan an episode where advertisers pull out of shows because of public pressure." Staying topical is only the tip of the iceberg. English said...

Robert Pastorelli is an elusive target. "He's in town," says his publicist about a proposed interview. "We'll put you together with him very soon." Weeks pass. "Oh, Bobby went to New York to do a play," his publicist says. "He'll be back any day now." Months pass. "He's back, but he's finishing up a film," says his publicist. "We'll do it as soon as he's through." Fifteen months later, the publicist calls: "He's going to be in the office. Noon Monday." Noon Monday: Pastorelli is 20...

Robert Pastorelli is an elusive target. "He's in town," says his publicist about a proposed interview. "We'll put you together with him very soon." Weeks pass. "Oh, Bobby went to New York to do a play," his publicist says. "He'll be back any day now." Months pass. "He's back, but he's finishing up a film," says his publicist. "We'll do it as soon as he's through." Fifteen months later, the publicist calls: "He's going to be in the office. Noon Monday." Noon Monday: Pastorelli is 20...

Whenever the topic of movie continuity errors arises, two questions invariably come up. The first: "How do these things happen?" The second: "Whose job is it to catch them?" There's no one single answer to the first question. Historical errors and slips of logic happen because no one noticed (sloppy research, perhaps), usually in the script stage but sometimes on the set. Mismatches happen because the movement of a prop or a minute change in an actor's costume went unnoticed, but more often they are an...

Whenever the topic of movie continuity errors arises, two questions invariably come up. The first: "How do these things happen?" The second: "Whose job is it to catch them?" There's no one single answer to the first question. Historical errors and slips of logic happen because no one noticed (sloppy research, perhaps), usually in the script stage but sometimes on the set. Mismatches happen because the movement of a prop or a minute change in an actor's costume went unnoticed, but more often they are an...